General news

NSW RFS State Championships

More than 200 of the state's finest NSW RFS firefighters are competing in the 2014 State Championships at Pambula on the south coast this weekend.

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Sharing NSW RFS expertise at AFAC 2014

Fifty NSW RFS members have attended the AFAC and Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC annual conference in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Season Outlook 2014-15

An 'above normal' bush fire season is expected for much of NSW, according to the latest outlook from the Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre

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NSW RFS firefighters to Canada

14 emergency services personnel from NSW are being deployed to British Columbia to assist with their current fire emergency.

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New and increased fines from 1 August

New penalties have been introduced and existing penalties increased for a range of offences, to help protect people and properties this bush fire season.

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10/50 vegetation clearing

New laws are being finalised which will help people prepare their homes for bush fires in NSW.

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Recognising supportive employers

The Siding Springs Observatory was hit hard by the January 2013 which burnt through the Warrumbungles, west of Coonabarabran.

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Sugar cane burning in northern NSW

Sugar cane burning season is now underway across northern NSW.

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Truck fire on Appin Road Bulli Tops

NSW RFS and Fire and Rescue NSW crews responded to a truck fire on Appin Road, Bulli Tops at 7pm on 10 July 2014.

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2014

NAIDOC Week is a week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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